Last updated: January 15, 2024 00:19 EST | 9 min read Disclaimer: The text below is an advertorial article that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial contentImmediate Serax claims itself to be a crypto trading platform capable of empowering investors’ trading potential. According to the platform’s website, it has been…

Last updated: January 13, 2024 00:00 EST | 2 min read Source: AdobeStock / photo_gonzoVanguard, one of the world’s leading asset management firms, has secured a substantial stake in MicroStrategy (MSTR), providing investors with indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC).While Vanguard has opted against launching Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on its…

Last updated: January 13, 2024 07:08 EST | 3 min read Genesis Global Source: AdobeStock / Timon Genesis Global Trading, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) after settling allegations of compliance failures.…

Last updated: January 11, 2024 22:09 EST | 1 min read Source: AdobeStockWhile the US has finally approved a decade-long wait for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), South Korea still stands firm in banning BTC ETFs.South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said that the launch of virtual currency ETFs is “impossible”…

Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood has expressed disappointment at the statement made by SEC Chair Gary Gensler shortly after the agency approved a dozen exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that directly hold Bitcoin.“He just denigrated the whole crypto space. I couldn’t believe it,” she said in an interview with Bloomberg Radio.Wood said…

SEC Chair Gary Gensler. Source: screenshot of a YouTube video / Yahoo FinanceThe official X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was compromised when it posted the fake spot Bitcoin ETF approval announcement, X has confirmed.SEC’s Account did not Have a 2FA Set UpUpon completing a preliminary…

Source: PixabayIranian crypto exchange Bit24.cash users reportedly suffered a significant data breach exposing sensitive data of nearly 230K citizens. However, the exchange dismissed the allegation as “wholly untrue.”The breach was attributed to an alleged misconfigured storage system used by the exchange, according to a team of researchers at Cybernews, who…

Source: vladim_ka/AdobeMercari, one of Japan’s biggest e-commerce platforms, says it will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) from June this year.Per a report from Nikkei, the firm will process Bitcoin payments via its Tokyo-based crypto subsidiary Melcoin.Melcoin will convert all BTC payments into yen, meaning that while buyers can choose BTC pay,…

As we look ahead to 2024, the cryptocurrency market is brimming with potential and competition. Among the myriad of digital currencies vying for dominance, two names are drawing particular attention for their projected performance: Solana (SOL) and Pandoshi (PAMBO). Both are poised to make significant strides in the coming year,…

 Asset manager VanEck, a potential provider of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), has revealed plans to donate a portion of the profits from the investment vehicle to Bitcoin core developers upon approval.In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on January 5, VanEck announced a 5% pledge to Bitcoin core developers…